urutaú
Spanish, noun/uɾutaˈu/
urutaú is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “potoo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Nyctibius griseus) Pájaro nocturno, de plumaje pardo oscuro y el pico muy hendido; lanza durante la noche…”.
What does urutaú mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepotoo
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Nyctibius griseus) Pájaro nocturno, de plumaje pardo oscuro y el pico muy hendido; lanza durante la noche una especie de alarido prolongado. Habita desde la región sureste de México hasta el noreste de Argentina y Uruguay.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of urutaú
- urutaúes plural
- urutaús plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce urutaú?
- /uɾutaˈu/
- [u.ɾu.t̪aˈu]
- [uɾut̪aˈu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to urutaú
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is urutaú in Spanish?
urutaú appears about once in every 66 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).